The University of Maryland's Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute Technology Advancement Program incubator has been joined by Prognosys LLC, which develops rapid, multiplexed diagnostics for multiple diseases.
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Years of work by Al Qaeda terrorists to acquire weapons of mass destruction and concoct methods of using them have been assessed by a retired Central Intelligence Agency officer in a newly released research paper.
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A first-of-its-kind chamber has been developed by Applied Physics Laboratory engineers to test, under realistic battlefield conditions, the viability of sensors designed to detect chemical warfare agents.
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The Alameda County Public Health Department and Bay Area Rapid Transit will conduct a real-time, mass vaccination on BART's regional transit system in oakland to test for emergency readiness in the event of a bioattack or pandemic.Read More »

A new plan will be unveiled by President Barack Obama during his State of the Union Address to allow for a quicker and better response to bioterror threats and attacks, the White House has announced.Read More »

A report card released today by the bipartisan Commisson on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism has turned a critical eye to the preparedness by the United States for a bioattack.Read More »

In an article written by Edward Epstein in the Wall Street Journal's Opinion section, Epstein has claimed that Bruce Ivins, long thought to be the source of the 2001 American anthrax attacks, was not guilty.
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New Hampshire's deputy state epidemiologist has announced that, as of Wednesday, the woman who contracted a rare form of anthrax almost two months ago, despite remaining hospitalized, is now able to answer state health officials' questions.Read More »

A new report raises questions as to the ethics of medicalized weapons, biological weapons meant to incapacitate rather than kill, and the implications of medical personnel designing, manufacturing and testing such weapons.Read More »

The ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee has weighed in on President Barack Obama's announcement during his State of the Union Address of a new initiative to fight bioterrorism.Read More »